The Senate Democratic campaign operation is canceling its TV ad buys for Sen. Mary Landrieu, who is headed to a runoff next month against GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had booked nearly $2 million in TV ads before Election Day that were scheduled to run after Tuesday’s election. But that was pulled Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

“Mary Landrieu is a proven run-off winner and we support her 100 percent,” Justin Barasky, a spokesman for the DSCC, said in an e-mail to USA TODAY and other news organizations. “We are going to make ongoing determinations on how best to invest in the race. We made the initial reservation when there were concerns that the rates would skyrocket but they have stabilized, giving us more flexibility to make week-to-week decisions.”

Republicans picked up at least seven Democratic-held seats in Tuesday’s elections to win control of the Senate. The Louisiana Senate race was always expected to go to a Dec. 6 runoff because of the multiple candidates and state law requiring the winner to top 50 percent of the vote.

Landrieu, who is seeking her fourth term, was the top vote-getter on election night with about 42 percent of the vote and 41 percent for Cassidy.

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